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Your guide to classical music online
Franz Krommer was such a fine composer–perhaps not the most original voice of his age (1759-1831), but a really good musician who could produce characterful
Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1943) was the father of Alexander, who might be just a smidge better known. A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, he was a composer of
The chamber and orchestral works of Karl Weigl (1881-1949) have been gradually finding their way onto recordings, including the last two of his eight string
Had he written more music, Norwegian Ludvig Irgens-Jensen would be
Say what you will about Dmitri Kabalevsky’s limited creative range; the fact is that he wrote imaginative and effective piano music that deserves more attention
CPO’s series of George Antheil’s music has been a boon
There were more than a few Johanns coloring the musical landscape in early 18th century Germany. At almost the same time as a certain composer
The best way to stump your music-loving friends in a round of “Guess the Composer” is by playing just about any of Richard Strauss’ youthful
Larsson composed his Third Symphony in 1944-5, but you’d think it was written 75 years earlier. It has absolutely nothing interesting or distinctive to recommend
Henri Marteau was born in 1874 in Reims. His career
